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. >> president obama rejects the keystone pipeline project. >> no other way to put it. the president is selling out american jobs for politics. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> ok, first, housekeeping. full disclosure for our pbs audiences. we are putting this together friday, we have to get it out to our pbs stations that day but the primary is saturday. so if you are watching this program on sunday and it appears data -- dated, it is. but we soldier on. the field of candidates for the republican presidential nomination is narrowed to four. jon huntsman, rick perry got the message this week. huntsman endorses and romney, perry endorses gingrich. thursday night the remaining candidates took the stage in charleston. here is a sample. >> i am steady, i am solid, i am not going to go out and do things you are going to worry about. >> i am tired of the elite media at protecting barack obama. >> and all the question whether mitt romney would release several years of tax returns. >> maybe. i will take a look at what our documents are. >> de
. >> president obama rejects the keystone pipeline project. >> no other way to put it. the president is selling out american jobs for politics. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> ok, first, housekeeping. full disclosure for our pbs audiences. we are putting this together friday, we have to get it out to our pbs stations that day but the primary is saturday. so if you are watching this program on sunday and it appears data -- dated, it is. but...
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has the obama administration declared war on big business desk ? >> we moved this government away from government of the people to government by regulators. >> bp kept the oil spill. >> i understand house democrats are angry because they see the white house throwing them into the bus. >> also, why are house democrats feeling unloved by the white house? >> we have no problem with the tea party. we have a problem with them tolerate racism in their ranks. >> the naacp takes on the tea party. >> we have always denounced racism and recall it out whether it is tea party crashers from the left are members who have attended our events. >> these are the toughest restrictions on banks since the great depression but some people say it does not go far enough. three republicans on board came 22 months after the lehman brothers collapse threatened to collapse the entire economy. democrats say it will bring more oversight and transparency. republicans said the federal government is extending its reach deep into the private sector and will drive financial sector j
has the obama administration declared war on big business desk ? >> we moved this government away from government of the people to government by regulators. >> bp kept the oil spill. >> i understand house democrats are angry because they see the white house throwing them into the bus. >> also, why are house democrats feeling unloved by the white house? >> we have no problem with the tea party. we have a problem with them tolerate racism in their ranks. >> the...
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they want somebody with this moment where they can take on barack obama, who is so weakened, they want somebody out there who can take it to the president but also speak to a kind of gut level feeling republicans are having. gwen: do they really? i mean, to what degree is this people longing for something that just seems just out of reach, whether it was mitch daniels or haley barbour or no chris christie, or the fact he's just encouraging this? >> some of it is just uncomfortableness with the normal course of campaigns, which is that these things happen and there are candidates who take time to get going and they want say savior because it seems like such a ripe moment. but also part of it is chris christie has said no many, many times but he hasn't absolutely said no. we saw this in his speech at the reagan library. gwen: but he has absolutely said no. >> here's the thing. watch that speech at the reagan library, he said, i refer you to my previous 900 comments where i said no. everybody thought ok, closed the door. then a woman stood up and gave a very impassioned plea saying please
they want somebody with this moment where they can take on barack obama, who is so weakened, they want somebody out there who can take it to the president but also speak to a kind of gut level feeling republicans are having. gwen: do they really? i mean, to what degree is this people longing for something that just seems just out of reach, whether it was mitch daniels or haley barbour or no chris christie, or the fact he's just encouraging this? >> some of it is just uncomfortableness...
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michele robinson obama at his side. in various ways he spoke to black people and allied what anxiety some blacks had. at the same time, he spoke to whites in a very particular way. he convinced them that he was on non-angry black man. he harbored no racial resentments. he was not seeking any saw -- sort reparations or anything like that. he emphasized various points that he had been raised by a white mother, that he knew white people very intimately. so he went to various constituencies and adelaide of various racial anxieties and he did that very successfully. successfully enough to capture the white house. tavis: you said a lot there and there are two things i want to go back and get. one, when you suggested earlier it was not until and i am paraphrasing, you suggested earlier it was not until he had shown that he could run the race. there was a chance he could get the nomination. it was not until then that black folks started to use your term. blacks did not start to break for barack obama, you said this. the truth i
michele robinson obama at his side. in various ways he spoke to black people and allied what anxiety some blacks had. at the same time, he spoke to whites in a very particular way. he convinced them that he was on non-angry black man. he harbored no racial resentments. he was not seeking any saw -- sort reparations or anything like that. he emphasized various points that he had been raised by a white mother, that he knew white people very intimately. so he went to various constituencies and...
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the cannes advisers said to destroy obama. john mccain adviser said to destroy obama. the was a fundamental part about this about whether you really go after obama. >> they went 75% of the way. >> john mccain wanted to lieberman who had been a democrat. i talked to tom delay at the republican convention. >> that is why they veto that. >> i love the guy but he would have added nothing. it would have been and is sane choice. -- a would have been insane. romney had run a company. >> what came between that was his 11 houses. >> nixon said that as president cannot help you. i think joe lieberman would have helped. every political leader must have to qualifications. i think barack obama met his test. >> i mentioned that the year before the election it look like rudy giuliani would be the republican nominee. >> like a lot of new yorkers, he went to florida to die. [laughter] i wanted to get that out first. >> on the other and we were talking about the collection with bloomberg running as an independent. -- the collection with a bloomberg running as an independent. >> the medi
the cannes advisers said to destroy obama. john mccain adviser said to destroy obama. the was a fundamental part about this about whether you really go after obama. >> they went 75% of the way. >> john mccain wanted to lieberman who had been a democrat. i talked to tom delay at the republican convention. >> that is why they veto that. >> i love the guy but he would have added nothing. it would have been and is sane choice. -- a would have been insane. romney had run a...
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if it drags down our economy, it will defeat our -- it will defeat obama. >> new hampshire is what i want to watch. mitt romney had such a formidable lead, if he wins by a small mile >> there is a history of that. number two gets declared the winner. >> it is not an election? >> your precinct caucus can meet in the firehouse, the school gymnasium. you go with neighbors, and as a democrat you have to make a case for who you are voting for. this has been an argument against the caucus. they inhabit someone. it put pressure. the secret ballot is gone. youou're working nights, cannot do it. he did not of transportation, and you cannot do it. -- if you do not have transportation, you cannot do it. he cast a ballot on the way in. it may give you the name. this is just the first step in the whole process. from the precinct, to the county, to the congressional district, -- by the time the delegates get each other, it will be june. >> it is a complicated system. >> cookies and everything. >> not only that, you have to have numbers, then you qualify. republicans is really simple. the idea you
if it drags down our economy, it will defeat our -- it will defeat obama. >> new hampshire is what i want to watch. mitt romney had such a formidable lead, if he wins by a small mile >> there is a history of that. number two gets declared the winner. >> it is not an election? >> your precinct caucus can meet in the firehouse, the school gymnasium. you go with neighbors, and as a democrat you have to make a case for who you are voting for. this has been an argument...
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obama because of concessions he was reportedly making on the entitlement programs, medicare, medicaid and social security, but today was speaker boehner's walkout from the talks. it's clear that he has gotten plenty of blowback from his side yet again like earlier in the month when he left the talks. his side is just not willing to raise revenues as part of the deal. >> now, you vote wrote yesterday that theres was a deal that was close and then everyone denied it. it seems to have fallen apart by tonight. were they ever close? the president says no and boehner says no. >> well, you know, the truism here, you heard it yourself, nothing is agreed to until everything is agreed to. it was always clear that both men were going to have to take this deal out and sell it. the thing is both men and speaker boehner know that this is something that there has to be an increase in the debt limit. we're talking here about this deficit reduction agreement over a ten-year period in the trillions of dollars but, you know, at bottom, what needs to be done is to increase the debt limit by august 2 or t
obama because of concessions he was reportedly making on the entitlement programs, medicare, medicaid and social security, but today was speaker boehner's walkout from the talks. it's clear that he has gotten plenty of blowback from his side yet again like earlier in the month when he left the talks. his side is just not willing to raise revenues as part of the deal. >> now, you vote wrote yesterday that theres was a deal that was close and then everyone denied it. it seems to have fallen...
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president obama has a plan. he asked congress to pass a $447 million bill called the american jobs act which includes a payroll tax cut, 8 to the states, and for those who have been out of work and long time. congressman michele bachmann asked what is new. apparently nothing. >> there should be nothing controversial about this piece of legislation. everything in here is the kind of proposal that has been supported by both democrats and republicans. including many who sit here tonight. and everything in this bill will be paid for. everything. >> what is the problem, charles? full speed ahead, right? >> there is nothing in this bill that wasn't proposed and enacted two years ago and then failed. what strikes me is the fact that it seems to me and abuse of the majesty of the venue. a joint session of congress is a place where fdr asked the country the day after pearl harbor for a declaration of war on japan. well lbj stood and asked for a revolution in civil rights. obama used it as a way to kick off his campaign.
president obama has a plan. he asked congress to pass a $447 million bill called the american jobs act which includes a payroll tax cut, 8 to the states, and for those who have been out of work and long time. congressman michele bachmann asked what is new. apparently nothing. >> there should be nothing controversial about this piece of legislation. everything in here is the kind of proposal that has been supported by both democrats and republicans. including many who sit here tonight. and...
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late today, president obama said house speaker john boehner walked away from negotiations. the president has invited congressional leaders to talk tomorrow. stocks end the week mixed: the dow fell 43 points, the nasdaq rose 24 and the s&p 500 added a point. the blue chips were dragged lower by a big earnings miss from caterpillar, while the tech heavy nasdaq was lifted by strong earnings from chip maker advanced micro devices monday, we go beyond the scoreboard. our look at the business of sports gets the latest on the n.f.l. lockout. for more financial news, tune in to "nightly business report" weeknights on this public television station.
late today, president obama said house speaker john boehner walked away from negotiations. the president has invited congressional leaders to talk tomorrow. stocks end the week mixed: the dow fell 43 points, the nasdaq rose 24 and the s&p 500 added a point. the blue chips were dragged lower by a big earnings miss from caterpillar, while the tech heavy nasdaq was lifted by strong earnings from chip maker advanced micro devices monday, we go beyond the scoreboard. our look at the business of...
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he was obama's guy? gwen: like a minute ago. >> just a minute ago. >> the thing that he's doing with the china, the china relationship is essentially saying my president called me to serve and i served. i was serving my country and i wasn't serving the president. >> an ambassador. >> an ambassador and i speak mandarin and another chinese dialect. so it seemed to be in new hampshire, it seems to be playing well for him. but again, i think the president is very much going to hug him to death with that relationship. gwen: and already started to become a running joke. nia, welcome to "washington week." >> good to be here. gwen: finally tonight the supreme court, days away from the end of its session. shut down the largest class action suit in history. against the nation's biggest praoist employer. -- private employer. does that mean that class action lawsuits are over or wal-mart is not guilty of the discrimination it was accused of? >> no to both. this lawsuit was not about whether wal-mart actually discrim
he was obama's guy? gwen: like a minute ago. >> just a minute ago. >> the thing that he's doing with the china, the china relationship is essentially saying my president called me to serve and i served. i was serving my country and i wasn't serving the president. >> an ambassador. >> an ambassador and i speak mandarin and another chinese dialect. so it seemed to be in new hampshire, it seems to be playing well for him. but again, i think the president is very much going...
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president obama isn't sitting on the sidelines. he's scheduled to hold a video conference with iowa democratic caucus goers tonight. sylvia hall, "nightly business report," washington. >> tom: larry zimpleman is the c.e.o. at principal financial. he joins us from his firm's headquarters in des moines, iowa. >> larry, happy new year and happy caucus evening to you. >> happy new year to you tom. it's nice to be with you, thank you for having me. >> tom: how has the economy been playing as a political issue leading up to tonight votes. >> well i think the economy, tom, is always going to be one of the most important elements in any voter's decision about who they want to support. but i do think we're a little bit different here in iowa, the economy in general is a little bit better than it is in much of the rest of the country. and unemployment here is in the 6% range, so again we see it being about two thirds the national average. so the economy remains very important but i think it's about the future direction of this country. it's
president obama isn't sitting on the sidelines. he's scheduled to hold a video conference with iowa democratic caucus goers tonight. sylvia hall, "nightly business report," washington. >> tom: larry zimpleman is the c.e.o. at principal financial. he joins us from his firm's headquarters in des moines, iowa. >> larry, happy new year and happy caucus evening to you. >> happy new year to you tom. it's nice to be with you, thank you for having me. >> tom: how has...
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i often wonder if obama knows. maybe he doesn't have an answer. basically, our policy is to get rid of gaddafi, because if we don't, he is going to attack the united states. this is a scary, a crazy guy. i worry about domestic terrorism if we don't get rid of them. obama has never expressed that. sort of. who knows? >> any idea, nina? >> i guess i am not any clearer than evan is. this seems to me like the first president bush's first war in iraq. we were not sure exactly what our goal -- our stated goal was to shove them back -- >> get him out of kuwait. >> there were lots of questions about whether we should of gotten rid of saddam hussein 100 that is where we are today. can we live with a divided and libya with a no-fly zone? >> colby? >> i'm not having as much difficulty understanding this, whether you agree with it or not. the objective is to stop gaddafi from killing his own people. air superiority, aircraft back on the ground, protecting the civilian population. i think they have achieved that limited objective. the question is where do we g
i often wonder if obama knows. maybe he doesn't have an answer. basically, our policy is to get rid of gaddafi, because if we don't, he is going to attack the united states. this is a scary, a crazy guy. i worry about domestic terrorism if we don't get rid of them. obama has never expressed that. sort of. who knows? >> any idea, nina? >> i guess i am not any clearer than evan is. this seems to me like the first president bush's first war in iraq. we were not sure exactly what our...
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gwen: can the obama folks outpopulous the populists in the republican party? >> they're sure going to try. the president gave his big stage in kansas last week and sort of set this message. and the obama people are very sense active to the subject of saying this is the first populist speech he's ever given. they pointed out and transcripts, he's given them back to 2005 when he was in the u.s. senate. so we're going to have a big competition between who can be the most populist. gwen: and some is happening on capitol hill. another stare them down standoff on capitol hill. will the payroll tax holiday be extended? will the congress force the president to approve a canada to texas oil pipeline and will the government shut down? the last answer is not yet. the other two are up in the air. where does all the brinksmanship stand tonight, jeanne? >> well, once again -- gwen: doesn't roll your eyes at me. [laughter] >> one game they are really good at is kick the can down the road. and it appears that's where we are tonight. that an agreement was reached on capitol hi
gwen: can the obama folks outpopulous the populists in the republican party? >> they're sure going to try. the president gave his big stage in kansas last week and sort of set this message. and the obama people are very sense active to the subject of saying this is the first populist speech he's ever given. they pointed out and transcripts, he's given them back to 2005 when he was in the u.s. senate. so we're going to have a big competition between who can be the most populist. gwen: and...
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obama has got to be president of united states, has to do two things. he has to make a public case for how bad this is. they are not being honest about -- >> he did not do this on wednesday? >> no, it was partisan. excuse me. he was being a party guy. it is not getting you anywhere. he has set to rise above that and then in private, he has got to make a deal. >> instead of saying that we have a problem, a serious problem, growing problem, a structural problem, as he said -- in the sound bite you show, it is a choice between helping the elderly on medicare and corporate jets and oil tax breaks. >> gentlemen -- >> that is pure demagoguery. >> simms and balls -- simpson- bowles, commission after commissions as you have to have serious cuts. and they have to have revenue. the reality is, and charles krauthammer acknowledges you have to do it revenues, but it has become an article of faith that you cannot be a republican -- ronald reagan rose taxes 16 times but you would never know it. >> you are missing the point. what have democrats offered on entitlement?
obama has got to be president of united states, has to do two things. he has to make a public case for how bad this is. they are not being honest about -- >> he did not do this on wednesday? >> no, it was partisan. excuse me. he was being a party guy. it is not getting you anywhere. he has set to rise above that and then in private, he has got to make a deal. >> instead of saying that we have a problem, a serious problem, growing problem, a structural problem, as he said -- in...
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was either even or slightly behind obama among seniors. remember, barack obama's base is minority voters, young people, and women. he gets very good numbers among young people. he lost senior citizens to john mccain. if he can neutralize that or reduce his margin, he's in much better shape. gwen: even though the enthusiasm of yuck people is not what it was four years ago. >> you ran that clip of governor romney talking about throwing in the towel. this is a collie slay in politics. the tea party movement worked from the outside to the inside. the whole notion is silly. why did he jump on it? he's kind of jumping on everything. why did he jump on it? what they see in their focus groups is obama voters from 2008 disappointed in the president who think he's just kind of stuck. he can't make things better. so the feeling is out there and now they're trying to say you see, he thinks he's stuck. gwen: wasn't that the danger in the immigration question? you promised you were going to do this and you didn't. that's a risky place for the president.
was either even or slightly behind obama among seniors. remember, barack obama's base is minority voters, young people, and women. he gets very good numbers among young people. he lost senior citizens to john mccain. if he can neutralize that or reduce his margin, he's in much better shape. gwen: even though the enthusiasm of yuck people is not what it was four years ago. >> you ran that clip of governor romney talking about throwing in the towel. this is a collie slay in politics. the...
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ended in. -- and sta -- anti-obama sentiment. they don't have to love romney. there will be in these as an even if romney is the nominee. >> "the wall street journal"/nbc news poll was surprised by this surge. -- by herman cain's surge. they interviewed people did they like that he has never held office, they understood 9-9-9. it was not just anybody but romney -- >> they said he was real. >> that he was not a politician and did not sound like a politician. >> the gallup poll echoed that, that people who were most in d.c. asked about the race -- who were most enthusiastic about the race is favored herman cain. >> that was like chris christie, who just endorsed mitt romney. >> rick perry, governor of texas, is on the cost right now falling into that terrible narrative -- "i can see rusher for mike frontline" of sarah palin, "-- i can see a rush out from my front lawn" of sarah palin trade after the debate, he spoke to dartmouth students about the american revolution occurring in the 16th century did little slips like that -- >> ob
ended in. -- and sta -- anti-obama sentiment. they don't have to love romney. there will be in these as an even if romney is the nominee. >> "the wall street journal"/nbc news poll was surprised by this surge. -- by herman cain's surge. they interviewed people did they like that he has never held office, they understood 9-9-9. it was not just anybody but romney -- >> they said he was real. >> that he was not a politician and did not sound like a politician. >>...
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barack obama has. and i would hope that barack obama will study the game films of both clinton and biden in preparation for next tuesday night. i mean i think joe biden gave-- democrats today were singing all over town. i mean they were tap dantion they were so happy. in large part because he brought passion. he made the case. he brought the case against mitt romney, the 47%, the fact that a rom me's effective tax rate, what he pays to the federal government is lower than that of a secretary or a firefighter. it was just, it reminded democrats on why they were democrats too. and i think that really, really did help. >> woodruff: so he brought what the president needed last night? >> halfway. he lifted the moral of the democrats and i think it is multily and also true that he offended a lot of people. a lot of republicans were deeply offended. a lot of yeps were offend. there is the debate for people who watched, which was a lot. >> 61 million. >> people are really interested. so it's very high rating.
barack obama has. and i would hope that barack obama will study the game films of both clinton and biden in preparation for next tuesday night. i mean i think joe biden gave-- democrats today were singing all over town. i mean they were tap dantion they were so happy. in large part because he brought passion. he made the case. he brought the case against mitt romney, the 47%, the fact that a rom me's effective tax rate, what he pays to the federal government is lower than that of a secretary or...
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president obama was a nice guy but he does not have that experience. but last three years it has been tough and people are ready for change. they recognize that my dad will bring it. >> before he can change america, he will have to turn iowa. he lost badly here four years ago and if he wants his party's nomination, he cannot afford to do that again. for more on mitt romney's fortunes and the state of the caucuses, i am joined by a political prize winning columnist with the "washington post." what needs to happen for the republican party here in iowa for them to maximize the chances for taking the white house? >> one of two things happens. either mitt romney winds and wins big, then the contest is over quickly. he would win in new hampshire and then in south carolina and they can turn this into a general election campaign. that is what they need to do because that is what president obama is doing on the other side. also a strong conservative alternative to mitt romney could emerge. one in the next two or three primaries could establish primacy. either w
president obama was a nice guy but he does not have that experience. but last three years it has been tough and people are ready for change. they recognize that my dad will bring it. >> before he can change america, he will have to turn iowa. he lost badly here four years ago and if he wants his party's nomination, he cannot afford to do that again. for more on mitt romney's fortunes and the state of the caucuses, i am joined by a political prize winning columnist with the...
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there's a measure that attempts to block president obama's health care law. one that blocks funding to planned parenthood. these things have to be resolved and they're adding a whole other twist to this. if they can figure out the number of dollars they want to cut, they also have to figure out how to thread the needle when it comes to eyed cal issues. >> do you -- yooddfer ideological shutdowns. >> do you think boehner would rather have a deal? >> he's said that the last thing he wants is a government shutdown. both participants say that. gwen: sounds like it might be true. >> they do but they both have lines to cross. this is big test for john boehner. arguably his biggest yet. on the one hand, there's pressure in conservatives and tea party folks and freshmen who want a certain amount of money to be cut out of the go. on the other hand he's under a lot of pressure to get stuff done. if he can thread this needle he'll build his credibility to a tremendous degree and if he can't it's going to be a challenge. >> what kind of roll -- role has the president bee
there's a measure that attempts to block president obama's health care law. one that blocks funding to planned parenthood. these things have to be resolved and they're adding a whole other twist to this. if they can figure out the number of dollars they want to cut, they also have to figure out how to thread the needle when it comes to eyed cal issues. >> do you -- yooddfer ideological shutdowns. >> do you think boehner would rather have a deal? >> he's said that the last...
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>> you mean that cat obama, right? gwen: yeah, that cat. >> well, the problem was we were exposed to legislative sausage making and as everybody here knows, that is not a pretty sight. what we have seen week after week now this summer is as you get closer and closer to having an actual bill on something as complicated as health care, something that is 1/6 of the u.s. economy and the lawmakers start looking at the specifics, they don't like them. you saw on the house side, several rump groups of democrats going to speaker pelosi and saying you don't have enough cost controls in the bill, or we've got a problem if you might possibly fund adorgs -- abortion services somehow through this new health exchange. these were her own democrats. so they had to say let's take a pause, not going to bring the bill out quite yet. maybe next week. they also had a lot of difficulty finding the money to pay for health reform. same thing in the senate. harry reid went to max baucus, the finance committee chairman who's been trying to put
>> you mean that cat obama, right? gwen: yeah, that cat. >> well, the problem was we were exposed to legislative sausage making and as everybody here knows, that is not a pretty sight. what we have seen week after week now this summer is as you get closer and closer to having an actual bill on something as complicated as health care, something that is 1/6 of the u.s. economy and the lawmakers start looking at the specifics, they don't like them. you saw on the house side, several...
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and can he beat barack obama? >> he could win at the republican nomination, and i don't think he can beat barack obama. it was set ap -- it was said a british politician, "truth was to him a second home. he lived there occasionally." he constantly makes statements that approver wrong -- that are proved wrong and he is at an awkward position of having to qualify. >> charles? >> unlike politicians -- unlike other politicians, who only speak truth in their first and second homes. he has a long shot for the nomination and he has a lot of baggage. as a presidential candidate, he would also be a long shot, a general election. >> evan? >> newt is a wonderful political figure in many ways, useful gadfly, but he thinks he is charles de gaulle, and he is not. >> nina? >> baggage? they would not let him on a plane. the press has been generally kind to him in the sense that they don't discuss this i did tell a lot, but that cannot stay that way. i don't see -- he is an interesting intellectual conservative, but i don't see th
and can he beat barack obama? >> he could win at the republican nomination, and i don't think he can beat barack obama. it was set ap -- it was said a british politician, "truth was to him a second home. he lived there occasionally." he constantly makes statements that approver wrong -- that are proved wrong and he is at an awkward position of having to qualify. >> charles? >> unlike politicians -- unlike other politicians, who only speak truth in their first and...
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president obama versus a still sputtering economy. we'll tell you what one has to do with the other, tonight on washington war -- "washington week." and it's on. >> i'm not anti-immigrant. my father was born in mexico. my wife's father was born in wales. they came to this country. >> maybe governor romney should tell us how much money he's made off of how many households that have been closed by his investments. gwen: republican frontrunners jock acquit for first place as the runnest up struggle for attention. >> folks, a billion dollars in the mainstream media will make this a very, very election. >> i don't think we should go to the moon. i think maybe we should send some politicians up there. gwen: florida is pivotal, again. meanwhile, the man they want to beat wraps himself inspect trappings of the presidency -- whether traveling the country -- >> hello, nevada. gwen: or delivering a pointed state of the union address. >> the state of our union is getting stronger. gwen: but is the economy rebounding quickly enough? covering the w
president obama versus a still sputtering economy. we'll tell you what one has to do with the other, tonight on washington war -- "washington week." and it's on. >> i'm not anti-immigrant. my father was born in mexico. my wife's father was born in wales. they came to this country. >> maybe governor romney should tell us how much money he's made off of how many households that have been closed by his investments. gwen: republican frontrunners jock acquit for first place as...
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is it just noteworthy. >> on the contrary, obama is so secure on his left. they demonstrate and get all upset, but he knows he has cut them in a november 2012, which is why he can spend the next 18 months playing this interest. that is a huge advantage if you are president. >> i do not think that is quite right. it's not that much of a centrist. i think he does fear his left. he might be more responsible about entitlements if he did not fear a challenge from the left. >> look, this is all psychology. i think he does not want to risk being serious about entitlements. as mark said, the republicans -- if you walked off the cliff by even talking about medicare, but obama sees it as a trap he said. not because he's committed to entitlement or centrist reform. it is because he knows if the demagogues on this, he can win. >> let's get back to republicans. donald trump, not a serious candidate. mitt romney, yes. mike huckabee, do not think he is running. newt gingrich -- >> that is a very long shot. i think he has a lot of baggage. i think he would be an asset in an
is it just noteworthy. >> on the contrary, obama is so secure on his left. they demonstrate and get all upset, but he knows he has cut them in a november 2012, which is why he can spend the next 18 months playing this interest. that is a huge advantage if you are president. >> i do not think that is quite right. it's not that much of a centrist. i think he does fear his left. he might be more responsible about entitlements if he did not fear a challenge from the left. >> look,...
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we can wage a campaign in which by october it is virtually impossible to defend obama. >> suarez: texas governor rick perry was likewise well back in the field. and this morning, in washington, iowa, he was peppered with questions about whether he might quit after the caucuses. >> fifth place good enough to keep it going? >> we're going on. >> regardless of the outcome? >> we're going on, we're pressing on. >> suarez: one candidate shunned iowa. jon huntsman-- former utah governor-- defended his decision to focus entirely on new hampshire. "they pick corn in iowa," he said. "they actually pick presidents here in new hampshire." >> brown: so that's where things stand in iowa. but, why should we care? and what does iowa's first-in- the-nation vote tell us, anyway? we explore that now, with historian richard norton smith, scholar-in-residence at george mason university. and jeff stein, vice chair of the board of trustees for the state historical society of iowa. now richard, one of my colleagues called you today and you said almost without being prompted, i'm sick of iowa. come and tell us
we can wage a campaign in which by october it is virtually impossible to defend obama. >> suarez: texas governor rick perry was likewise well back in the field. and this morning, in washington, iowa, he was peppered with questions about whether he might quit after the caucuses. >> fifth place good enough to keep it going? >> we're going on. >> regardless of the outcome? >> we're going on, we're pressing on. >> suarez: one candidate shunned iowa. jon...
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president obama was ready after the first debate. he called him out, saying you've had this position before and -- gwen: romnesia. but this puzzled me, some thought romney won all the debates. he had the most to 2k3w5eu7b89 >> just by standing there next to the commander in chief you raise your level because you are actually going toe to toe with the commander in chief -- chief on questions of foreign policy. and interesting, during the debate i was getting all these emails from conservative republicans, one of whom said i'm going to go have another bourbon right now particularly after the president said withdraw from afghanistan on this timetable without questioning it or talking about the commanders on the ground and all the rest. so it was -- well, to me all the sort of neo-cons -- gwen: did that bother them? >> yes. but they're not about to say anything right now. kind of holding their fire. >> partisans and foreign policy experts by myself were really expecting the clash of world views. when you get to a debate, you really want
president obama was ready after the first debate. he called him out, saying you've had this position before and -- gwen: romnesia. but this puzzled me, some thought romney won all the debates. he had the most to 2k3w5eu7b89 >> just by standing there next to the commander in chief you raise your level because you are actually going toe to toe with the commander in chief -- chief on questions of foreign policy. and interesting, during the debate i was getting all these emails from...
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and that court based in cincinnati ruled for the obama administration. i think we will probably see a case up at the court by either late fall, early spring, with a ruling coming right in the middle of the election season. >> let me be parochial here, first amendment concerns matter to all of us and i grew up in california, not known as a reactionary state, but california did have this law about video games. does this decision strike new ground on first amendment protections or does it just establish the ones we always had, just in the video game rel snm >> it if -- if it had gone the opposite way, it would have carved out a new exception. that way it would have been ground breaking. basically what justice scalia wrote is, we're not going to have an exception for violent materials. we've never had an exception for violent materials for children. we've read them the grimm fairytales and they're violent and we think that's ok. that's what california was arguing for saying these video games inspire violence. and they can be dangerous to children. and the co
and that court based in cincinnati ruled for the obama administration. i think we will probably see a case up at the court by either late fall, early spring, with a ruling coming right in the middle of the election season. >> let me be parochial here, first amendment concerns matter to all of us and i grew up in california, not known as a reactionary state, but california did have this law about video games. does this decision strike new ground on first amendment protections or does it...
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they certainly don't like barack obama. they don't like mitt romney. most of them were between santorum and gingrich but i was struck by how little enthusiasm -- these folks are not set on fire. they feel very bad about the direction the country is going in. i don't know what that says about the level of support for gingrich. he might get their vote and it might be a reluctant vote. gwen: why don't voters like rick santorum? >> i think a lot of people are warming to him. he had, i thought, a very strong debate performance on thursday night. he outlined particulars against speaker gingrich that a lot of people would agree with, in terms of the history of what happened when he was speaker of the house. you hear over and over that i like rick rick santorum but i'm not sure he's big enough to run for president. and that's what newt gingrich argued last night. he embraced the santorum suggestion that he has grandiose views. he said i do have grandiose views and he basically called him too small to be president. gwen: i don't think santorum saw that coming.
they certainly don't like barack obama. they don't like mitt romney. most of them were between santorum and gingrich but i was struck by how little enthusiasm -- these folks are not set on fire. they feel very bad about the direction the country is going in. i don't know what that says about the level of support for gingrich. he might get their vote and it might be a reluctant vote. gwen: why don't voters like rick santorum? >> i think a lot of people are warming to him. he had, i...
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despite the massive problems with the obama care website, president obama launched a push to encourage americans to enroll in the insurance marketplace. in an on-line message the president is calling on supporters to join team obama care admitting the rollout isn't going as smooth li as he expected. kathleen sebelius is telling cnn they are bringing in fresh help. >> they have announced this tech surge and bringing in new eyes and ears a colleague and friend of mine in the administration is coming in as a management consultant. the administrator of cms to make sure we look at the management system. >> reporter: she also says the president didn't know about the website issues most users are finding confusing, error messages, broken calculators, long delays and time-outs and outright wrong information. it's been a bit of a disaster to say the at least and the foes of obama care are jumping on and saying this website issue is indicative of problems all the way down the line. >> oh, yeah. there are a couple of different types of people visit the website. the people who are determined and w
despite the massive problems with the obama care website, president obama launched a push to encourage americans to enroll in the insurance marketplace. in an on-line message the president is calling on supporters to join team obama care admitting the rollout isn't going as smooth li as he expected. kathleen sebelius is telling cnn they are bringing in fresh help. >> they have announced this tech surge and bringing in new eyes and ears a colleague and friend of mine in the administration...
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>> president obama. >> rose: right. >> what would you add to that? those are the basic kind of -- >> well there is a different variations of cares about people, who understands the middle class. i thought all along, governor romney on those questions, those character and trade questions, governor romney needed to do three things. on cares about you, understands the middle class be closer than he could have been, he couldn't lose those by large double digit margins and narrowed those. couldn't win them, had no narrow them. had plans for the economy needed a significant lead. the president has been ahead at times, kind of remarkable and three is, is favorable, unfavorable, governor romney went into the general election season based on most polls as the worst nominee of either party ever in terms of do you like this person or not? do you think of them favorably, unfavorably, he has really improved and in fact in some polling he went past the president on that measure. and that is to go back to the question of what is the one dynamic of this campaign? wo
>> president obama. >> rose: right. >> what would you add to that? those are the basic kind of -- >> well there is a different variations of cares about people, who understands the middle class. i thought all along, governor romney on those questions, those character and trade questions, governor romney needed to do three things. on cares about you, understands the middle class be closer than he could have been, he couldn't lose those by large double digit margins and...
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with obama being quite restrained, obama in contrast to this impulsive, impetuous frenchman that many people see, being the cold, analytical person working for restraint. so he imposes some restraint on whattinateo can do and sarkozy is constantly trying to push the limit on that. it leads to some strained relations. although, interestingly enough, on that march 19 saturday when french warplanes took off, hillary clinton was in paris and had a long talk with nicolas sarkozy. hillary clinton at that point and the state department were much more on the side of intervention than the white house was. and in the course of that conversation, i gather it became clear to sarkozy that he should talk to obama and try to get the americans much more involved than they were, to some good effect, i think, at the end of the day. >> warner: let's wrap up just by-- let me ask both of you-- all right, now the u.s. has taken its major military assets-- certainly france and britain are providing most of the muscle. we hear the rebels complaining that the airstrikes aren't tough enough, aren't targeted en
with obama being quite restrained, obama in contrast to this impulsive, impetuous frenchman that many people see, being the cold, analytical person working for restraint. so he imposes some restraint on whattinateo can do and sarkozy is constantly trying to push the limit on that. it leads to some strained relations. although, interestingly enough, on that march 19 saturday when french warplanes took off, hillary clinton was in paris and had a long talk with nicolas sarkozy. hillary clinton at...
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we begin with a new documentary about president obama produced by the actor edward norton and the writers are amy rice and alicia sams. >> it's not about how much of obama do we get to see but the movement and the structure of the campaign and the internal piece of that history that's now occurred which is he got elected. >> be the i bought his book and i read it and you know, he has an incredible story and a thought, wow, this guy could be the first african-american president and i thought it would make a great documentary. >> there was almost a serendipity to the campaign and it occurred within him and -- it was the right campaign for the right person at the right time and there's like an elegant simplicity to it all and a genius behind it. >> charlie: and the basketball coach from the university of north carolina, roy williams. >> i loved going on the road. i love having the majority of people not being for us, cheering against us. the national championship game this year in detroit with us against michigan state, 72,000 people and 7,000 were from north carolina and the other 65 were f
we begin with a new documentary about president obama produced by the actor edward norton and the writers are amy rice and alicia sams. >> it's not about how much of obama do we get to see but the movement and the structure of the campaign and the internal piece of that history that's now occurred which is he got elected. >> be the i bought his book and i read it and you know, he has an incredible story and a thought, wow, this guy could be the first african-american president and i...
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. >> we are not going to beat barack obama with some guy who heads swiss bank accounts while he tries to think the rest of us are too stupid to understand what this is all about. >> this week on "inside washington," >> this week on "inside washgingrich and romney- and-neck in florida. >> he should of been telling people that these entities were causing the housing bubble. >> the president's stated the union address. >> i will oppose any effort to return to the same policies that brought the crisis in the first place. >> it is not fair and not true for the president to attack. >> is he the most anti-democrat candidate? >> the idea that i am anti- immigrant is rebels of. >> -- is a repulsive. >> a starring role for warren buffett's secretary. >> i think it is outrageous. >> captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> florida republican voters go to the polls next tuesday to decide whether they want mitt romney or newt gingrich for the november election. rick santorum and ron paul are on the ballot, but they don't have much juice in this one. romney and gingrich
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republicans want to beat president obama. unclear, who gets to do it. some at least are taking aim at mitt romney. >> he was involved in developing it and laid the groundwork for obamacare and continues to this day to defend it. gwen: what's true and what's not? tonight, we give you just the facts. and we explain why a deficit-cutting budget deal may be closer than it seems. >> failing to raise the debt ceiling in a timely way would be self-defeating. gwen: plus we connect the dots at the pentagon. from the budget to libya to nato. covering the week, dan balz of "the washington post." james barnes of "national journal." michael duffy of "time" magazine. and nancy youssef of mcclatchy newspapers. >> award-winning reporting and analysis, covering history as it happens, live from our nation's capital, this is "washington week with gwen ifill." produced in association with "national journal." corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> we know why we're here. >> to give our war fighters every advantage. >> to deliver technologies that antic
republicans want to beat president obama. unclear, who gets to do it. some at least are taking aim at mitt romney. >> he was involved in developing it and laid the groundwork for obamacare and continues to this day to defend it. gwen: what's true and what's not? tonight, we give you just the facts. and we explain why a deficit-cutting budget deal may be closer than it seems. >> failing to raise the debt ceiling in a timely way would be self-defeating. gwen: plus we connect the dots...